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K書

简 K书 · 繁 K書

Mandarin · pinyin K shū

(Tw) to cram; to study (from Taiwanese 齧書, Tai-lo pr. khè-su, lit. to gnaw a book, similar to Mandarin 啃書 kěn shū)

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